Buddha statue (1790), Japanese Tea Gardens, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, USA

A teacher instructs a group of people how to recite Buddhist chants, Minh Dang Quang Buddhist Temple, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Teaching of the Buddha, Life of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, Mongkol Serei Kien Khleang Pagoda, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Long Duc Buddhist temple, Tan Chau, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tinh Xa Ngoc Chau pagoda, Life of Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, Reclining Buddha, passing into Parinirvana after 45 years of teaching the Dharma, Chau Doc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana, scene from the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Detail of the teaching mudra on the sitting Buddha statue, Sainte-Foy-Les-Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

After 45 years of teaching the Dharma, the Buddha passed into Parinirvana, scene from the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

The occasion when 1250 monks gathered spontaneously to hear the Buddha's teaching, depicted in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

The Buddha teaching depicted in the Life of Buddha, Seoul, South Korea, Asia

Buddhist monks prostrating at maha bodhi temple complex in bodhgaya. Prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Monk prostrating in front of maha bodhi temple. Bodhgaya prostration is a gesture used in buddhist practice to show reverence to the triple gem (comprising the buddha, his teachings, and the spiritual community) and other objects of veneration. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal

Hindu pilgrims come to maha bodhi temple to worship buddha because he is the reincarnation of vishnu. Maha bodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Hh the 14th dalai lama holds a statue of buddha with bodhi-tree-leaf. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrim holds leaf of bodhi tree as she meditates. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under the bodhi tree in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Prayer, pilgrims, Wannian monastery and temple, World Heritage Site, UNESCO, China, Asia

Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

Shrine next to Thousand stone steps stairway, Buddha statue, candles and incense in stone altar, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, pilgrims, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

dining hall altar with Buddha statue and plastic lotus flowers, Jiuhua Shan Village, Monastery, Jiuhuashan, Mount Jiuhua, mountain of nine flowers, Jiuhua Shan, Anhui province, China, Asia

Wannian monastery and temple, brick hall with Buddha riding a white elephant, China, Asia, Emei Shan, Sichuan Province, Emeishan, Mount Emei, World Heritage, UNESCO

Golden Hall, made of bronze, many Buddhas, Xian Tong Temple, Monastery, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

golden Buddha statues, shop in Taihuai, Wutai Shan, Five Terrace Mountain, Buddhist Centre, town of Taihuai, Shanxi province, China, Asia

pilgrims at ferry, Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Ferry, Buddha statues from house altars brought to Guanyin, Goddess of Mercy, Buddhist Island of Putuo Shan near Shanghai, Zhejiang Province, East China Sea, China, Asia

Hand crafted and painted door in Buddhist Monastery, Sikkim, India